premeditation

Example Sentences

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He acted with deliberation and premeditation, and in asking to be billed and paying for the ticket was trying to avoid investigations into the gifts, the judge added.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

Judge Dino Fulgoni agreed that Bardo, who waived a jury trial, had lain in wait, saying he may have had schizophrenia but his condition did not preclude premeditation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

"On the last occasion, he acted because of the pain she was under," he said, adding there was no premeditation.

From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2023

Such language, they said, belied by the maps, diagrams, online rants and other evidence that showed months of plotting and premeditation.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

It was no doubt this, Florence’s age and kindness, that led Elizabeth, with no premeditation, to take Florence into her confidence.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin